School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Molecular Biology and Healthcare Management (Double Major) (BS)
Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology and Healthcare Management (Double Major)
Degree Requirements (152-153 semester credit hours)1
JSOM Faculty
Professors: Ashiq Ali , Gary Bolton , Huseyin Cavusoglu , Jianqing Chen , William M. Cready , Gregory G. Dess , Umit G. Gurun , Kyle Hyndman , Varghese S. Jacob , Dmitri Kuksov , Nanda Kumar , Seung-Hyun Lee , Stanley Liebowitz , Zhiang (John) Lin , Sumit K. Majumdar , Syam Menon , Vijay S. Mookerjee , B. P. S. Murthi , Vikram Nanda , Mike W. Peng , Hasan Pirkul , Suresh Radhakrishnan , Srinivasan Raghunathan , Ram C. Rao , Brian Ratchford , Michael J. Rebello , Gil Sadka , Sumit Sarkar , Wing Kwong (Eric) Tsang , Jun Xia , Ying Xie , Harold Zhang , Zhiqiang (Eric) Zheng
Associate Professors: Mehmet Ayvaci , Nina Baranchuk , Zhonglan Dai , Rebecca Files , Surya N. Janakiraman , Robert L. Kieschnick Jr. , Atanu Lahiri , Jun Li , Ningzhong Li , Lívia Markóczy , Ramachandran (Ram) Natarajan , Naim Bugra Ozel , Young U. Ryu , Harpreet Singh , Upender Subramanian , Shaojie Tang , Kelsey D. Wei , Han (Victor) Xia , Yexiao Xu , Alejandro Zentner , Jieying Zhang , Yuan Zhang , Zhe (James) Zhang , Feng Zhao , Yibin Zhou
Assistant Professors: Sheen Levine , Radha Mookerjee , Alejandro Rivera Mesias , Christian Von-Drathen , Guihua Wang , Steven Xiao
Associate Professors Emeriti: J. Richard Harrison , Jane Salk , David J. Springate
Visiting Professor: Emily Choi
Clinical Professors: John Barden , Britt Berrett , Abhijit Biswas , Shawn Carraher , Larry Chasteen , Howard Dover , John Gamino , Randall S. Guttery , William Hefley , Marilyn Kaplan , Peter Lewin , Jeffrey Manzi , John F. McCracken , Diane S. McNulty , Daniel Rajaratnam , Kannan Ramanathan , Mark Thouin , Habte Woldu , Fang Wu , Laurie L. Ziegler
Clinical Associate Professors: Shawn Alborz , Dawn Owens , Carolyn Reichert
Clinical Assistant Professors: Moran Blueshtein , Jeffery (Jeff) Hicks , Kristen Lawson , Liping Ma , Ravi Narayan , Parneet Pahwa , Nassim Sohaee
Professors of Instruction: Semiramis Amirpour , Mary Beth Goodrich , Chris Linsteadt , Matt Polze , Luell (Lou) Thompson
Associate Professors of Instruction: Judd Bradbury , Amal El-Ashmawi , Ayfer Gurun , Maria Hasenhuttl , Julie Haworth , Thomas (Tom) Henderson , Jennifer G. Johnson , Hubert Zydorek
Assistant Professors of Instruction: Daniel Karnuta , Joseph Mauriello , Victoria D. McCrady
Professors of Practice: Tiffany A. Bortz , Alexander Edsel , Rajiv Shah , Keith Thurgood
Associate Professors of Practice: Richard Bowen , Jackie Kimzey , Margaret Smallwood , Steven Solcher , Kathy Zolton
Assistant Professors of Practice: Edward Meda , Timothy Stephens , Robert Wright
NSM Faculty
Professors: Rockford K. Draper , Juan E. González , Kelli Palmer , Lawrence J. Reitzer , Stephen Spiro , Li Zhang , Michael Qiwei Zhang
Associate Professors: Joseph Boll , Mehmet Candas , Nikki Delk , Tae Hoon Kim , Faruck Morcos , Duane D. Winkler , Zhenyu Xuan
Assistant Professors: Nicole De Nisco , Nicholas Dillon , Xintong Dong , Lin Jia , Purna Joshi , Erica Sanchez , Darshan Sapkota
Professors Emeriti: Lee A. Bulla , Donald M. Gray
Associate Professors Emeriti: Gail A. M. Breen , Dennis L. Miller
Clinical Professor: David Murchison
Professors of Instruction: Scott A. Rippel , Uma Srikanth
Associate Professors of Instruction: Wen-Ju Lin , Elizabeth Pickett , Ilya Sapozhnikov
Assistant Professors of Instruction: Stephanie Boyd , Yi Huang , Meenakshi Maitra , Caitlin Maynard , Iti Mehta , Ramesh Padmanabhan , Jing Pan , Ruben D. Ramirez , Eva Sadat , Subha Sarcar , Michelle Wilson , Zhuoru Wu
Associate Professor of Practice: Uyen Henson
Research Assistant Professors: Li Liu , Ru-Hung Wang
Senior Lecturer: Wen-Ho Yu
UT Dallas Affiliated Faculty: Heng Du , Jung-whan (Jay) Kim
I. Core Curriculum Requirements: 42 semester credit hours2
Communication: 6 semester credit hours
Select any 6 semester credit hours from Communication Core courses (see advisor)
Mathematics: 3 semester credit hours
MATH 2417 Calculus I3, 4, 5, 6, 7
or MATH 2413 Differential Calculus3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Or select any 3 semester credit hours from Mathematics Core courses7 (see advisor)
Life and Physical Sciences: 6 semester credit hours
CHEM 1311 General Chemistry I4
or CHEM 1315 Honors Freshman Chemistry I4
CHEM 1312 General Chemistry II4
or CHEM 1316 Honors Freshman Chemistry II4
Or select any 6 semester credit hours from Life and Physical Sciences Core courses (see advisor)
Language, Philosophy and Culture: 3 semester credit hours
Select any 3 semester credit hours from Language, Philosophy and Culture Core courses (see advisor)
Creative Arts: 3 semester credit hours
Select any 3 semester credit hours from Creative Arts Core courses (see advisor)
American History: 6 semester credit hours
Select any 6 semester credit hours from American History Core courses (see advisor)
Government/Political Science: 6 semester credit hours
GOVT 2305 American National Government
GOVT 2306 State and Local Government
Or select any 6 semester credit hours from Government/Political Science Core courses (see advisor)
Social and Behavioral Sciences: 3 semester credit hours
Choose one of the following:8
BA 1310 Making Choices in Free Market Systems3, 4
BA 1320 Business in a Global World3, 4
ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics3, 4
ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics3, 4
Or select any 3 semester credit hours from Social and Behavioral Sciences Core courses (see advisor)
Component Area Option: 6 semester credit hours
Choose two of the following:8
or MATH 2414 Integral Calculus4, 5, 9
BA 1310 Making Choices in Free Market Systems3, 4
BA 1320 Business in a Global World3, 4
ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics3, 4
ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics3, 4
Or select any 6 semester credit hours from Component Area Option Core courses (see advisor)
II. Major Requirements: 89-90 semester credit hours
Students must meet all course prerequisites.
Biology Major Preparatory Courses: 20-21 semester credit hours beyond Core Curriculum
CHEM 1111 General Chemistry Laboratory I
or CHEM 1115 Honors Freshman Chemistry Laboratory I
CHEM 1112 General Chemistry Laboratory II
or CHEM 1116 Honors Freshman Chemistry Laboratory II
CHEM 1311 General Chemistry I4
or CHEM 1315 Honors Freshman Chemistry I4
CHEM 1312 General Chemistry II4
or CHEM 1316 Honors Freshman Chemistry II4
CHEM 2323 Introductory Organic Chemistry I3
or CHEM 2327 Honors Organic Chemistry I3
CHEM 2325 Introductory Organic Chemistry II3
or CHEM 2328 Honors Organic Chemistry II3
CHEM 2233 Introductory Organic Chemistry Laboratory3
or CHEM 2237 Honors Organic Chemistry Laboratory3
MATH 2417 Calculus I3, 4, 5, 6, 7
or MATH 2413 Differential Calculus3, 4, 5, 6, 7
or MATH 2414 Integral Calculus4, 5, 9
PHYS 2325 Mechanics
and PHYS 2125 Physics Laboratory I
or PHYS 2421 Honors Physics I - Mechanics and Heat10
PHYS 2326 Electromagnetism and Waves
or PHYS 2422 Honors Physics II - Electromagnetism and Waves
PHYS 2126 Physics Laboratory II
Biology Core Courses: 33 semester credit hours
BIOL 2111 Introduction to Modern Biology Workshop I3
BIOL 2112 Introduction to Modern Biology Workshop II3
BIOL 2281 Introductory Biology Laboratory3
BIOL 2311 Introduction to Modern Biology I3
BIOL 2312 Introduction to Modern Biology II3
BIOL 3401 Genetics
BIOL 3402 Molecular and Cell Biology
BIOL 3461 Biochemistry I
or CHEM 3461 Biochemistry I
BIOL 3462 Biochemistry II
or CHEM 3462 Biochemistry II
or BIOL 3335 Microbial Physiology
BIOL 3380 Biochemistry Laboratory
BIOL 4461 Biophysical Chemistry
Business Major Preparatory Courses: 12 semester credit hours beyond Core Curriculum
ACCT 2301 Introductory Financial Accounting3
ACCT 2302 Introductory Management Accounting3
BLAW 2301 Business and Public Law3
OPRE 3360 Managerial Methods in Decision Making Under Uncertainty
or STAT 2332 Introductory Statistics for Life Sciences
or STAT 3360 Probability and Statistics for Management and Economics
Choose two of the following8:
BA 1310 Making Choices in Free Market Systems3, 4
or BA 1320 Business in a Global World3, 4
or ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics3, 4
or ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics3, 4
Business Core Courses: 24 semester credit hours
BCOM 1300 Professional Communication11
or BCOM 3300 Business Communication11
BCOM 4300 Advanced Professional Communication
FIN 3320 Business Finance
IMS 3310 International Business
ITSS 3300 Information Technology for Business
MKT 3300 Principles of Marketing
OBHR 3310 Organizational Behavior
or OBHR 3330 Introduction to Human Resource Management
OPRE 3310 Supply Chain and Operations Management
III. Elective Requirements: 21 semester credit hours
A practicum experience of at least 160 working hours is required, with registration in one of the courses below.
HMGT 4090 Healthcare Management Internship12
BA 4090 Management Internship12, 13
A community engagement experience is required, with registration in the course below.
BA 4095 Social Sector Engagement and Community Outreach Practicum14
Healthcare Management Core Courses: 18 semester credit hours
HMGT 3301 Introduction to Healthcare Management
HMGT 3310 Healthcare Regulatory Environment
HMGT 3311 Healthcare Financial Analysis
HMGT 3320 Economics of Healthcare Environment
HMGT 4321 Introduction to Healthcare Information Systems
HMGT 4395 Capstone Senior Project - Healthcare Management
or BPS 4395 Capstone Senior Project - Business
or ENTP 4395 Capstone Senior Project - Entrepreneurship
Biology (3 semester credit hours):
BIOL 4380 Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory15
or BIOL 3V96 Undergraduate Research in Molecular and Cell Biology
or BIOL 4391 Senior Research in Molecular and Cell Biology
or BIOL 4399 Senior Honors Research for Thesis in Molecular and Cell Biology
The plan must include sufficient upper-division courses to total 45 upper-division semester credit hours.
1. Degree is 153-154 semester credit hours if students are required to take NATS 1101.
2. Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from institutions of higher education. The courses listed are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at UT Dallas.
3. Indicates a prerequisite class to be completed before enrolling for upper-division classes.
4. A required Major course that also fulfills a Core Curriculum requirement. Semester credit hours are counted in Core Curriculum.
5. Six semester credit hours of Calculus are counted under Mathematics Core and Component Area Option Core, and 2 semester credit hours of Calculus are counted as Biology Major Preparatory Courses.
6. MATH 2413 is required for the Healthcare Management/Molecular Biology prescribed double major. Students may elect to substitute MATH 2417 for MATH 2413.
7. To make timely degree progress, students should complete MATH 2413 or MATH 2417 by the end of their first semester at UT Dallas. Students who will not meet this requirement should contact their academic advisor to discuss their degree timeline.
8. Certain courses listed are prerequisites for major core, major concentration, or major related courses. Choose accordingly.
9. Students may elect to substitute MATH 2419 for MATH 2414.
10. Students who complete PHYS 2421 do not need to complete PHYS 2125.
11. JSOM first-time-in-college freshmen are required to take BCOM 1300 in their first semester. Transfer students and students new to JSOM are required to take BCOM 3300 in their first semester.
12. Students may fulfill the internship requirement with HMGT 4090, BA 4090, or HMGT 4V90 (1-3 semester credit hours). The zero semester credit hour courses HMGT 4090 or BA 4090 are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy this requirement.
13. Students employed in full-time jobs may fulfill their internship requirement with their current employer as a special project with preapproval from their program director
14. Students may fulfill the community engagement requirement with BPS 4396 or BA 4095, IMS 4335, ENTP 4340, or MKT 4360. The zero semester credit hour course BA 4095 is recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy this requirement.
15. Requires permission of the Biology Undergraduate Advisor to ensure training in recombinant DNA analysis.